I've been on a powder making craze these last few weeks. One of the things I've been excited about turning into powder are baby food purees. The other day I found some organic baby food puree pouches on clearance for $.40 each, and I couldn't resist grabbing a bunch of them. It was spinach pumpkin flavor and I knew my kids won't want to eat it as is, so I decided to turn them into powder so I could sneak it into other recipes that they would eat.
I started by squirting out the entire content of the tube into a bowl and giving it a quick stir so that the puree will be an even consistency.
Next, I spread the puree on a parchment lines tray of my
Excalibur dehydrator and set it to dehydrate at 135 F until completely dried and brittle.
I then broke the dehydrated baby food puree into small chunks and used a
spice grinder to turn it into powder.
The color became darker after dehydration, but it seemed to return to its lighter color after grinding it in the spice grinder. I then stored the powder in and airtight jar until ready for use.
I've also powdered different kinds of home made baby food purees and so far i've been really satisfied with how they turned out.
I absolutely love powdering baby food purees. It is a great way to make fresh produce last a little longer (if you make your own purees), it takes up less space (if you have a bunch of baby food puree jars that are expiring soon), and the possibilities are endless when it comes to adding it into recipes.
You could even rehydrate it with some hot water and turn it back to baby food purees.
Baby food puree (home made/ pouches/ jars)
Instructions:
Mix
the puree with a spoon to an even consistency before spreading on a
parchment or fruit leather mat-lined dehydrator tray. Leave it to
dehydrate at 135 F until completely dry and brittle.
Break into chunks and grind in a spice grinder to turn into powder.
Store in an air tight container.
Here is a
printable version of the recipe
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